LV Rallies Past NO 35–27 After Fourth-Quarter Turnaround

NO Answers LV’s Opening Field Goal

LV opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 41-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. Later in the quarter, Tyler Shough connected with J. Johnson on a 2-yard touchdown pass. The extra-point attempt was blocked, leaving NO ahead 6–3 at the end of the quarter.

LV tied the game at 6–6 on a 37-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Kirk Cousins then found M. Mayer for a 3-yard touchdown pass, and the extra point put LV up 13–6. NO answered with Shough’s 3-yard touchdown pass to N. Fant. Its successful extra point tied the score again, 13–13, before LV made a 25-yard field goal with four seconds left in the half to take a 16–13 lead.

Two NO Touchdowns Turn the Third Quarter

NO took its first lead since the opening quarter when Shough threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to J. Johnson. The extra point made it 20–16. On the ensuing kickoff, LV lost a fumble. Shough then connected with N. Fant for a 16-yard touchdown, and another extra point stretched NO’s lead to 27–16.

LV cut into that 11-point margin before the third quarter ended. M. Washington ran 36 yards for a touchdown, bringing the score to 27–22. Cousins attempted a two-point pass to A. Jeanty, but the conversion failed. NO carried its five-point lead into the fourth quarter.

LV Moves Ahead for Good

Early in the fourth, Shough was sacked for a 10-yard loss and lost a fumble. LV later moved in front when Cousins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to C. White, making it 28–27. A second LV two-point pass attempt failed, so the lead remained one point.

Shough threw an interception before LV’s next touchdown. Cousins followed with a 4-yard touchdown pass to B. Bowers, and the extra point gave LV a 35–27 advantage. The score left NO needing eight points to draw level, but neither team scored again.

NO’s Final Possessions End Without Points

NO’s remaining fourth-quarter plays included another sack of Shough, this one for a 12-yard loss and a lost fumble. A later Shough pass play involving J. Johnson also resulted in a lost fumble. The game ended 35–27, with LV having overturned NO’s 27–16 third-quarter lead through two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Cousins.